John Trumbull Zitate

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As though there were a tie And obligation to posterity. We get them, bear them, breed, and nurse: What has posterity done for us. That we, lest they their rights should lose, Should trust our necks to gripe of noose?

John Trumbull

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Als gäbe es ein Unentschieden und eine Verpflichtung zur Nachwelt. Wir bekommen sie, tragen sie, brüten und pflegen: Was hat die Nachwelt für uns getan? Dass wir, damit sie ihre Rechte verlieren, nicht auf unsere Schlinge vertrauen sollten?

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